Air Products and Chemicals, IncClose $277.57EOD only
Max Pain
$280.00
Next expiry Oct 16, 2026
Expected Move
±$9.45
3.4% from close
Price Gap
+2.43
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
23
Low premium
P/C OI
0.55
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Oct 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — APD
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $280.00 (2.43 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$280.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$9.45
±3.4%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,485
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
338
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.23
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$277.57
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-16
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-21
$280.00
8/21/2026, 11:02:33 PM
2026-09-18
$280.00
9/18/2026, 11:03:26 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$280.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:56 PM
2026-11-20
$280.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:56 PM
2026-12-18
$290.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:56 PM
2027-01-15
$260.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:56 PM
2027-03-19
$300.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:56 PM
2027-06-17
$290.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:56 PM
2027-09-17
$280.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:56 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $280.00.
APD pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
240
0
1213000
1213000
250
0
877000
877000
260
1000
543000
544000
270
3000
246000
249000
280
7000
100000
107000
290
342000
36000
378000
300
745000
8000
753000
310
1314000
0
1314000
320
2353000
0
2353000
330
3681000
0
3681000
340
5081000
0
5081000
350
6501000
0
6501000
360
7927000
0
7927000
370
9414000
0
9414000
380
10905000
0
10905000
How to Read Max Pain
Compare pin-risk and strike-pressure across expirations from the latest published close.
What max pain measures
Max pain is the strike where option holders would collectively lose the most at expiration, based on open interest across the listed chain.
How traders use it
It is most useful as a possible pinning zone, especially when spot is already trading near a crowded strike into expiration.
What can break it
Strong directional flows, news, or fast spot moves can overwhelm any pinning tendency, so max pain should support a thesis rather than drive it alone.
The closer you are to expiration, the more useful this becomes as context and the less useful it is as a standalone prediction.